I was the second of six kids. I wouldn't say we were poor; we had no money. That's different.

I have sometimes, probably, forgotten - and I know I have - to pat the back of someone or said thank you enough times or maybe even once sometimes I wish I were perfect. I wish I were just the nicest, nicest, nicest person on Earth. But I am a business person.If I were a man no one would ever say that I was arrogant.

A lot of TV people buy more than one of an item, in case they spot or stain it, but I don't like buying duplicates - it's wasteful.

Plants respond far better to moderate but consistent care than they do to occasional bouts of heroic intervention.

Getting over those unexpected hurdles may not be exactly enjoyable, but ultimately I believe that such challenges and the solutions we find give us more confidence.They teach us with common sense and determination we can turn what looks like a disaster into a triumph.

Write the book you'd want to read.

If you're doing a recipe on national television, there's really no room for being sloppy or a nonperfectionist.